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2022 Major Prize winners

Prize Number Donor MAJOR PRIZE LIST Name Call Sign
1 Icom & DX Eng. Icom & DX Eng, Radio Dream Station Package George Palmer KD9GXA
2 Alfa Radio Alfa Radio “Mini RAS Rotators and ROT2 Steve Dixon KJ4YGY
3 Belden Belden, 1 Spool 500Ft  9913F7 B500 Alexander Fogal VA3LML
4 Belden Belden, 1 Spool 500Ft  9913F7 B500 Daniel Phillips KJ4SUA
5 SteppIR SteppIR Ant Sys,  Price Of Cert Joseph Ulaszewski KD8BAL
6 Tarheel Antennas Inc Tarheel Antennas Inc, Antenna of Choice Karl Fox KD8YUS
7 Bird Technologies Bird Technologies, Bird 43 Watt Meter Jenifer Campbell No Call YXL
8 MFJ MFJ, Antenna Tunner MFJ-994B Paul Castellani K1NRA
9 HEIL Sound HEIL Sound, Pro7 Headset Jason Nicholes N8VRL
10 MFJ MFJ, SWR Analizer MFJ-249D Dan Purdy No Call
11 CableXperts Cablexperts Inc, DBF-400 100′ Cable Greg Lambert K1IT
12 M2 Antenna System M2 Antenna System, Ant 2M7X p/n FG2M7X Jedd Parsons VE3KY
13 M2 Antenna System M2 Antenna System, Ant 2M4X p/n FG2M4X Richard Schwenke N8GBA

2022 Platinum Prize Sponsor

Icom
DX Engineering
Icom & DX Engineering Prize Listing

2022 Gold Prize Sponsor

2022 Silver Prize Sponsor

2022 Bronze Prize Sponsor

Alfa Radio
Belden
Cable X-Perts Inc.
RT Systems
SteppIR Antenna Systems

2022 Prize Donors

updated 05/09/2022

Alpha Antenna
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.)
ARRL – Amateur Radio Relay League
Arrow Antenna
BHI Ltd
COMPACtenna
EASYWAY Hambooks K4IA
Heil Sound Ltd.
HRD Software, LLC
Information Station Specialists
KB3IFH QSL Cards
Mastrant
MFJ Enterprises Inc
N3ZN Keys, LLC
Nuts & Volts / Servo Magazine
Radioddity (Radi-oddity)
Sign Man of Baton Rouge
Tarheel Antennas Inc
The Wireman Inc
Webster Communications Inc
West Mountain Radio

Mark Atwell WX8A
Chairman, Prizes

Chuck Gelm NC8Q
Asst. Chairman, Prizes

Information

The best way to contact us is by email: prizes@hamvention.org What is a Sponsor level? Click here for more information

Prize Drawing Details

  • Friday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
    • Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
  • Saturday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
    • Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
  • Sunday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 10 a.m.

Dayton Hamvention® Prize Booth Rules

The vendors, manufacturers, and dealers who are at Hamvention® have donated prizes to be awarded by the Dayton Hamvention Prize Committee. If you win a prize, please go to the organization that donated it and thank them! Prizes are drawn from the prize drum located in the prize booth on the schedule indicated above. Ticket deposits into the prize drum will stop just prior to each drawing. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST). Tickets collected by Prize booth workers along the fence line during the time a drawing is underway will be deposited in the drum after hourly and bonus prize drawings are completed. Winning ticket numbers will be posted on prize monitor displays in Buildings 1, 2 & 3. It will take about 10 minutes for all numbers to be posted following a ticket drawing. Consult the map in the Hamvention® program for the location of Prize monitors.

Prize Donation History

Past prize donation lists and winners

Hamvention Prizes Archive

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2019 Major Prize winners

Prize Number Donor MAJOR PRIZE LIST Name Call Sign
1 Kenwood TS890S Roger Hartel N8WGR
2 ICOM America IC-7610 Paul Everett KJ4WJT
3 DX Engineering DXE-8040VA-1 Douglas Evans K3DRE
4 Yaesu FT-991 Ed Oelschlager N3ZNI
5 ICOM America IC-7300 Thomas Snyder N9GVP
6 Capitol Electronics 450′ LMR400 and tools Mathew Adams K8HK
7 Belden Wire 500′ reel 9913F7 Joseph Garland WA5FLT
8 Belden Wire 500′ reel 9913F7 Robert Hinkle KK8ZZ
9 Belden Wire 500′ reel 9258 William Neal NE8AL
10 Alfa Radio rotor and controller Fred Remmers KE8KVY
11 DX Engineering DXE-TW Jason Stroll KC8LIN
12 Yaesu FT-891 Dudley Bonte KD9JCE
13 DX Engineering BUT-HF9V Tim Richards KD8NOH
14 DX Engineering DXE-RF-Pro-1B Paul Smith ND4X

2019 Major Prize Donors

updated 5/23/2019

Alfa Radio Ltd.

ARRL

Belden Wire

Capitol Electronics

CQ Communications

Digilent

DX Engineering

ICOM America

JVC Kenwood

MFJ

RT Systems

Tarheel Antennas

Universal Radio

Yaesu

2019 Prize Donors List

updated 05/15/2019

A-G

Alfa Radio Ltd

Alpha Antenna

ARISS

ARRL

Begali Keys

Belden Wire

Bird Technologies/Henry Radio

Buckmaster International

Capitol Electronics

Comet Antenna

CQ Communications

Digilent

DX Engineering

Easy Way Ham Books

EZNEC Antenna Software

Fair-Rite

Fast Track Books

H-Q

Hamstudy.org

ICOM America

JT Communications

JVC Kenwood

KB3IFH QSL Cards

N3ZN Keys, LLC

M2 Antenna Systems

MFJ

Microlog by WA0H

Nuts and Volts Magazine

Orlando Hamcation

R-Z

Rabbit Laser USA

Radioddity

RADIOWAVZ

RigExpert

Tarheel Antennas

TornadoAlert

The R.F. Connection

Universal Radio

Wired Communications

Yaesu

Elizabeth Klinc
KE8FMJ
Chairman, Prizes

Chuck Gelm
NC8Q
Asst. Chairman, Prizes

Information

The best way to contact us is by email:
prizes@hamvention.org

by phone:
(937) 736-0753

Prize Drawing Details

  • Friday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 p.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
    • Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
  • Saturday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
    • Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
  • Sunday
    • Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
    • Bonus Prizes 10 a.m.

Dayton Hamvention® Prize Booth Rules

The vendors, manufacturers, and dealers who are at Hamvention® have donated prizes to be awarded by the Dayton Hamvention Prize Committee. If you win a prize, please go to the organization that donated it and thank them! Prizes are drawn from the prize drum located in the prize booth on the schedule indicated below. Ticket deposits into the prize drum will stop just prior to each drawing. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST).

Tickets collected by Prize booth workers along the fence line during the time a drawing is underway will be deposited in the drum after hourly and bonus prize drawings are completed. Winning ticket numbers will be posted on prize monitor displays in Buildings 1, 2 & 3.

It will take about 10 minutes for all numbers to be posted following a ticket drawing. Consult the map in the Hamvention® program for the location of Prize monitors.

Prize Donation History

Past prize donation lists

Hamvention Prizes Archive

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2018 Major Prize Donors

updated 5/8/2018

ALFA RADIO
BELDEN WIRE
CAPITOL ELECTRONICS
DX ENGINEERING
ICOM
KENWOOD
RFINDER
STEPPIR ANTENNA SYSTEMS
UNIVERSAL RADIO
YAESU

Bill Serra
N8NRT
Chairman, Prizes

Jim Nies
WX8F
Asst. Chairman, Prizes

Information

The best way to contact us is by email:
prizes@hamvention.org

Dayton Hamvention® Prize Booth Rules

The vendors, manufacturers, and dealers who are at Hamvention® have donated prizes to be awarded by the Dayton Hamvention Prize Committee. If you win a prize, please go to the organization that donated it and thank them! Prizes are drawn from the prize drum located in the prize booth on the schedule indicated below. Ticket deposits into the prize drum will stop just prior to each drawing. All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST).
Friday Hourly Drawings 10 p.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Friday Bonus Prizes 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

Saturday Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Saturday Bonus Prizes 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m.
Student Ticket Prize Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m.

Sunday Hourly Drawings 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
Sunday Bonus Prizes 10 a.m.

Tickets collected by Prize booth workers along the fence line during the time a drawing is underway will be deposited in the drum after hourly and bonus prize drawings are completed. Winning ticket numbers will be posted on prize monitor displays in Buildings 1, 2 & 3.

It will take about 10 minutes for all numbers to be posted following a ticket drawing. Consult the map in the Hamvention® program for the location of Prize monitors.

2018 Prize Donors

A-G

Air Chair

AirSpy

ALFA Radio

Alpha Antenna

Amateur TV Quarterly

American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

AMSAT

Array Solutions

ARISS – Amateur Radio on International Space Station

Arrow Antenna

Begali Keys

Belden Wire

Bird Technologies

Buckmaster Publishing

Capitol Electronics

Comet Antenna Systems

CQ Communications, Inc.

DX Engineering

EasyWay Hambooks

EZ-NEC Software

Foundation for Amateur Radio – FAIRS

H-Q

Ham Radio Deluxe

ICOM

JT Communications, Inc.

KB3IFH QSL Cards

Kenwood

M2 Antenna Systems

MicroLog by WA0H

N3ZN

NCG Co.

Nuts & Volts / Servo Magazines

Palstar

R-Z

RadioWavz

RFinder

RT Systems

Satellite HQ

Scanner Master Corp.

Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers

SteppIR Antenna

Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio

Tarheel Antenna

The RF Connection

The Wireman

Tower Electronics

Universal Radio

WB0W Inc.

Webster Communications, Inc.

West Mountain Radio

Yaesu

Prize Donation History

Past prize donation lists

2017 Prizes
2016 Prizes

2018 Major Prize winners

Number Prize Winner Call City State
1 ICOM – IC-7610  Janet  Focken  KC9LBZ  Watseka IL
2 Yaesu – FT-991A  Greg Dersarkisian  KD8SSJ  Carrol  OH
3 ICOM – IC-7300 Ifrain Arce Robles  AA9ER  Indianapolis IN
4  Yaesu – FT-891  Patrick Hagen  KD8JEN  Leesburg  OH
5 SteppIR – 20m-6m Dipole w/ SDA100 Controller  Tom Venson  WA4ESI  Staunton  VA
6 Capitol Electronics – 500′ LMR400 and tools Thomas Chill WA8BSA Davison MI
7 Yaesu – FT-400XDR  Greg Sheard  WI1P  Marco Island  FL
8 Yaesu – FT-400XDR Richard Valentine  W2REV Highland NJ

 
9 Yaesu – FT-400XDR  Tadd Torborg  KA2DEW  Raleigh  NC
10 Alfa Radio – Rotor  Forrest Reed  KA8HUZ Lebanon  OH
11 Belden 1000 ft. 9255 Coax  Bruce Lordi  N2XP  Flanders NJ
12 Rfinder Android DMR Radio  Robert Stanoszek  WA8AWD  Walton Hills OH
13 SteppIR – CrankIR 80m-6m Vertical  John Teorgan KL0QD  Phoenix AZ
14 DX Engineering – TW5Band  Sherry Mead Decatur  MI
15 DX Engineering – Butternut HF-9V  Richard Hartnett  WA3RTH Bowie MD
16 JVC Kenwood – THD-74A  Lloyd Robinson W8ZT St.  Albans WV
17 JVC Kenwood – THD-74A David Jones  N3IL  Powell OH
18 JVC Kenwood – THD-74A  Tom Hansen  N8DGD  Grand Rapids  MI
19 JVC Kenwood – THD-74A  Bill Leaming  N4GIX Hammond  IN
20 JVC Kenwood – THD-74A  Michael Smith KV4R Springfield VA
21 Belden 500 ft. 9913 Coax  Roger Reichel W0RPR Madison MN
22 Belden 500 ft. 9913 Coax  Steven Hamilton KC9GMX Geff IL

 

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2017 Major Prize Donors

Alinco
ARRL
Capitol Electronics
DXEngineering
ICOM America
JVC Kenwood
Palstar
RT Systems
Universal Radio
US Tower
Yaesu

2017 Major Prizes

Number Prize Winner Call City State
1 Tower TX-438 Michael Cook KD8IOQ Cincinnati OH
2 FT 991 George Lemaster WB5OYP Falls Church VA
3 IC 7100 Alan Martin W1AHM MA
4 IC 7200 Douglas Phelps K9DCP Cary IL
5 Roll Coax, Tools, Connectors Steve Schuck WB2WAK Malverne NY
6 FTM 400DXR Sean Dickson Taylorsville KY
7 FTM 400DXR David Bart KB9YPD Skokie IL
8 FTM 400DXR Hugh Duff VA3TO Milton ON
9 FT-891 Roberto Ramirez CE3CT Santiago Chile
10 TH-D74AK Keith Wingate KB3SOO Elizabethtown PA
11 TH-D74AK William Milton KM4RVA Moody AL
12 TH-D74AK Shannon Case KD4HLL Loganville GA
13 TH-D74AK Greg Tchozewski WD8MGH Livonia MI
14 TH-D74AK Christie Fields Orange Park FL
15 DXE-TW-2010P 5 BAND ANTENNA Johnny McCown WA5JM Colorado Springs CO
16 ID-5100A DELUXE Marc Gorsage WA2FON Schenectady NY
17 ID-51A BLACK Ann Foster K0ANN St.Anthony MN
18 ID-51A BLUE Juan Williams Diaz Porzio CE3GRG Santiago Chile
19 ID-51A GRAY Tony Burt VK3TZ Vermont South AU
20 ID-51A GREEN Takahiro Michiue JH3FUK Kobe JP
21 ID-51A RED Aam Niles KB8YGO Hastings MI
22 BUTTERNUT HF9V ANTENNA Ira Glassberg KD0UIJ Saint Paul MN

2017 Prize Donors

A-G

ABR Industries
Air Chair
Airspy
Alinco
American Radio Relay League
Arrow Antenna
BadDog Tools
Begali Keys
Bird
Buckmaster Publishing
Capitol Electronics, Inc
CQ Communications
EZNEC Antenna Software
EZ-Products
Foundation for Amateur Intl Radio Service (FAIRS)
Great Scott Gadgets

H-Q

Ham Test Online
ICOM America
JT Communications
JVC Kenwood
KB3IFH QSL Cards
Luso Super Techno
MFJ Enterprises, Inc.
Microlog by WA0H
N3ZN Keys, LLC
Nuts and Volts
Palstar

R-Z

RT Systems
Sam Adams
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio
Universal Radio
US Tower Corp
WA8JBT
West Mountain Radio
Yaesu – Vertex Standard

Prize Donation History

Past prize donation lists

2016 Prizes

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2016 Major Prize Donors

Total Value of Major Prizes as of May 16th, 2016: $30,602

ARRL
Auburn Metrology Lab
Capitol Electronics
DXEngineering
ELAD USA
ICOM America
Import Communications
Kenwood
M2 Antenna Systems
RT Systems
SteppIR
Tarheel Antennas
Times Wire & Cable
Total Mast Solutions
Universal Radio
US Tower
Yaesu

2016 Major Prizes

Prize No    Call Sign    Recipient    City    State    Prize
1     To Be Announced    US Tower TX-455 Tower

2    W3PTL    Steve Kolb    Joppa    AL    ICOM IC-7100

3    KB7XP    Mike Roedel    Scottsdale    AZ    ICOM IC-7300

4    AB8JL    John McLendon    Massillon    OH    Yeasu FTDX1200 with FFT-1

5    KD8WNS    Gary Curtis    South Lebanon    OH    Kenwood TS-590SG

6    WA3NGA    Andrew Horvath    Uniontown    PA    Kenwood TS-590SG

7    AA4EH    Edward Hula    Atlanta     GA    Kenwood TS-590SG

8    AF9U    Drennen Gaffney    Portage    IN    Total Mast Solutions Hiperpod Mast System

9    KD2KEH    Ken Knox    Eggertsville    NY    ICOM IC-718

10    W3JJS    Jim Squires    Jefferson Hills    PA    Winners choice of Tarheel antenna

11    K8SE    Stephen Eckard    Marion    OH    ICOM ID-5100A Deluxe

12    KB4HAI    Nelson Watts    Hickory    NC    Times Wire 500′ roll of LMR 400 plus connectors, boots, and crimp tool

13    KD8SES    Matt Becknel    Hamilton    OH    Crank IR w/80 meter kit, plus 6’foot stand & storage bag

14    KD9FXY    Kyke Bain    Brownsburg    IN    Yeasu FT-450D

15    KB8YVH    Brian John    Grove City    OH    Xiegu X108G HF radio + AT-3208UV dual band handheld

16    KD0HKD    Randall Schulze    Kansas City    MO    ELAD USA FDM-S2 SDR Receiver + SFE Development board
17    TA2ID    Dogan Yenigun    Istanbul    Turkey    Butternut HF9V 9 band HF vertical antenna               l

2016 Prize Donors

Total Value of Prizes as of May 16th, 2016: $51,280

A-G

AA Computer Warehouse
Air Chair
Amateur Television Network
American Radio Relay League
Andromace Enterprises
ARISS ( Amateur Radio on the International Space Station)
Arrow Antenna
Auburn Metrology Lab
Begali Keys
BRIDGECOM SYSTEMS, INC
Buckmaster Publishing
Cablexperts Inc.
Capitol Electronics, Inc
CG Antenna
Comet Antenna / Daiwa Meters
Connect Systems Inc
CQ Communications
ELAD USA Inc
EZ Hang Inc
EZ-Products
Foundation for Amateur Intl Radio Service (FAIRS)
Great Scott Gadgets

H-Q

Ham Radio Deluxe / W4PC Software
Ham Test Online
Hamsource
ICOM America, Inc.
Import Communications
JT Communications
KB3IFH
Kenwood USA Corporation
M2 Antenna Systems, Inc
Main Trading Company
Mastrant
MCM Electronics
MicroLog by WA0H
Midwest VHF/UHF Society
Millner-Haufen Tool Company
N3ZN Keys, LLC
Origami Owl
Palstar Inc
QSK, LLC

R-Z

RADIOWAVZ
RC TOYS SALES AND SERVICE
RFinder – The Worldwide Repeater Directory
RT Systems
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers / Radio Jove
SteppIR Antenna Systems
TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio)
Tarheel Antennas
Tennadyne / Cubex
The R.F. Connection
The Whistler Group
The Wireman, Inc
Universal Radio Inc
US Tower Corp
W2IHY Technologies
W5YI Group – Gordon West Radio School
WA8JBT
Webster Communications Inc
Wild Sage Native American Jewelry
Wireless Holdings
Yaesu – Vertex Standard

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]]> Winner of Hamvention Memories Twitter Contest Announced https://newsite.hamvention.org/winner-of-hamvention-memories-twitter-contest-announced/ Sun, 01 May 2016 02:46:32 +0000 http://hamvention.org/?p=974 Official @hamvention Twitter handler Jeff Davis, KE9V announced this evening via Twitter the selection of...

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]]> Official @hamvention Twitter handler Jeff Davis, KE9V announced this evening via Twitter the selection of Nathan Ciufo, KA3MTT (@KA3MTT) as the winner of the pre-hamvention memories contest which solicited Hamvention memories from Hamvention attendees through the social media platform. Expressing his gratitude for all of the submissions and specifically of the selection of @KA3MTT as the winner, KE9V remarked “at Hamvention, we strive to ensure the event is an opportunity to make new friends, see old friends, and perpetuate relationships that span the years, and the radio waves; the submissions we received were a reflection of our success in this area.” As winner of the Hamvention Memories contest on twitter, Ciufo will receive two complimentary tickets to Hamvention 2016.

KA3MTT’s submission read:KA3MTT“My favorite Hamvention story was my FIRST trip to the convention. It was 1985 and I was 12 years old. My Uncle Chuck, K3YUH (SK) took my father, KA3MTU (SK) and I on a bus trip with our local radio club. I didn’t sleep the entire bus trip! When I walked off that bus, I was speechless! I remember being able to find a carrying case for my new Radio Shack Model 100 that I used for RTTY and PACKET. And 2 years ago, I was able to introduce Hamvention to MY son, who is NOW a General class licensee and … He has my father’s old callsign – KA3MTU. He was…speechless! 73, Nathan Ciufo KA3MTT” (Caption: KA3MTT with son, KA3MTU and K1ZZ)

Other notable submissions were from twitter user @KimBrault, who discussed memories of son KD8YVJ meeting the hosts of HamNation and from twitter user @WE9876, who shared this entertaining story:

“A few years ago a friend of mine. (change the name to protect the innocent) Larry was talking to a famous ham one who has written several books and study guides. He was in a hurry because he was the speaker at a Hamvention seminar but my friend Larry would quit talking being the ham he is on the famous hams third attempt to get away and Larry wouldn’t give him a break. The famous ham looking and nodding at Larry processed to reach into his duffle bag pulled out a electric razor and proceeded to cut the stubble. He then said politely Larry I’ll be back in about an hour your more than welcome to stop back by and walked away. Larry looked at me and said iam glad I used his study guide he’s a nice guy. I wish I had a video recorder.” ~@WE9876

The next pre-Hamvention contest will solicit favorite photographs of Hamvention from twitter users. To enter the contest, post a photograph of past Hamvention experiences and tag the official Hamvention account, @hamvention between May 1st and May 6th. The winning entry will be selected based on quality, composition and reflection of the Hamvention experience. The winner will receive two complimentary tickets to Hamvention 2016.

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]]> Over $55,000 in Prizes to be Distributed at Hamvention 2015 https://newsite.hamvention.org/over-55000-in-prizes-to-be-distributed-at-hamvention-2015/ Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:35:28 +0000 http://hamvention.org/?p=669 Prizes to be awarded at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention have exceeded $55,000 and additional donations...

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]]> Prizes to be awarded at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention have exceeded $55,000 and additional donations are still coming in according to Tom Holmes, prize committee chairman.  He said the total for major prizes thus far is $27,588 and smaller prizes at $27,502 almost match that amount. About 100 vendors have contributed prizes so far.

Several transceivers highlight the major prizes including an IC-7600 and ID 5100A from ICOM America, three TS-590G’s from Kenwood USA, a  FTDX 1220 and a FT 450D from Yaesu USA and a DX-SR9T from Alinco. The biggest prize in size is a US Tower HDX-555 55 foot crank up tower.

Holmes said that some of the hourly prizes may also be substantial and represent a broad spectrum of items of interest to hams.  Drawings are held hourly during Hamvention and winning numbers are posted at the Prize Booth in the Main Arena and on monitors throughout the complex.

Attendees can deposit their prize stubs at the Prize Booth. On Friday and Saturday only, attendees may also drop off prize stubs at the DARA Boy Scout Venturing Crew booth just inside the EAST HALL entrance. Tickets deposited at the East Hall booth by 15 minutes before the hour will be deposited in the main prize drum in time for the next hourly drawing. That service will not be available on Sunday.

For a list of major prizes and donors go to Prizes

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